Morning Oregonian., January 13, 1920, Page 6, Image 6

THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1920
1CI0SED PAY FOB ll sidelights of legislature
Three Companion Bills Intro
duced in Legislature.
30 PER CENT LIFT URGED
Fund for Use in Vocational Reha
bilitation of Injured Workers
Also Is Proposed.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) Three companion bills,
having for their purpose an increase
of approximately 30 per cent In pay
ments to injured workmen entitled
to benefits under the workmen's com
pensation act, establishment of a fund
to be used by the accident commis
sion for the vocational rehabilitation
of injured workers and the return to
the industrial accident fund of $400,
000 which was set aside by an act of
the last legislature for a reconstruc
tion hospital, were introduced in the
bouse today by the committee on labor
and Industry.
Under the first bill, if approved, in
jured workers will receive the 30 per
cent increase on all compensation
benefits to be paid by the industrial
accident commission from December 1,
1919. to June 30, 1921. This increase
will apply to the injured worker who
is being paid for temporary time loss
as well as to those who are being
paid for permanent disability. It also
will apply to widows and children
who are drawing compensation ben
efits during this period.
Employe' Rates L'nchanged.
The bill does not affect the ratej
of contribution to the industrial acci
dent fund by employers of the state,
as the present rates are considered
ample to take care of emergency pay
ments. The second bill, creating a rehabil
itation fund, directs the state treas
urer to transfer $100,000 from the
industrial accident fund to the so
called rehabilitation fund, and pro
vides further that 2 per cent of the
total monthly receipts of the com
mission shall go into this fund. This
money would be used by the commis
sion to retrain or educate men and
women who have been so seriously
crippled that they are unable to fol
low their usual vocations. The pur
pose of this bill primarily is to assist
these cripples in preparing to become
self-supporting in spite of their han
dicap. Provision also is made in this bill
that injured workers may be admit
ted to the vocational departments of
the public schools or the state school
for the blind and the state school for
the deaf and dumb upon application
to the commission. Under the bill
the commission will defray the cost
of tuition.
Transfer of Fund Asked.
The' third bill merely returns to the
commibsio.i $400,000 which, by an act
of the last legislature, was set aside
for the building and equipping of a
reconstruction hospital. It had leen
intended to establish this hospi al in
Portland, but the enabling act, which
was submitted to the people at the
special election in June, 1919, was
defeated.
DEATH PENALTY PROPOSED
BILL KOIl KEIEEKSDUI
INTRODUCED IX SEXATE.
IS
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan.
12. (Special.) Resolutions in
memory of State Senator Dimlck
of Clackamas county, will be intro
duced later In the week. President
Vinton of the senate appointed a com
mittee to draft resolutions to spread
upon the legislative record. The com
mittee is composed of Senators Pierce,
I. S. Smith, Gill, Baldwin, Eddy and
Banks.
State Senator Tom Handley of Tilla
mook and his cousin. Senator Jullen
Hurley of Malheur county, are the
two solons who have discarded boiled
collars for the more comfortable flan
nel shirts of the common people and
because they look so comfortable. and
warm, a number of the beau brum
mels of the senate are figuring on
making a rush on soma of the local
haberdasheries
Ike Patterson, senator from Polk,
who kept a watchful eye on the state
treasury all of last session, started
once more bright and early today
to keep the spare currency within
Ole Hofrs vaults. He introduced a
resolution prohibiting each senator
from employing a stenographer and
wanted 10 to handle all the work for
the senate. Senator Banks put a tack
into the tire when he characterized
such a practice as "penny wise and
pound foolish," and told the senators
if they- were sincere in wanting a
short session, they should hire enough
clerks and stenographers to handle
the business promptly. .The resolu
tion was referred to the resolutions
committee and the host of prospective
stenographers who sat on the back
bench or the anxious seat heaved a
concurrent sigh of relief.
Despite the fact that Senator Mur
rey Shanks has removed from Sher
man and Gilliam counties to Lebanon
since the last session, he occupied his
seat today and will continue to
represent his former constituents
throughout the session. There is no
disposition to question his right to
the seat despite his change of resi
dence. Several months before the last ses
sion. Senator Porter of Linn county
tangled with a wild bull and was
compelled to ' hobble - around on
crutches during the 40-odd days he
legislated last year, but he -was back
this year with his pedal extremities
functioning properly and appearing
to be in good health once more.
As was expected, there are a multi
tude of state and county salary bills
prepared and awaiting introduction
if the legislators should let down the
bars and permit this class of legisla
tion to come before the special ses
sion. Anticipating such a flood of
bills. Senator Bell today introduced a
concurrent resolution calling for the
appointment of a joint committee of
house and senate to pass upon the
desirability of all such salary meas
ures. Some of the senators could hardly
withstand the early session tempta
tion to adjourn shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon when President Vinton
announced that the desk was clear.
A motion to adjourn until tomorrow
had been put and was ready for
adoption when some of the senators
who are sincerely anxious to finish
up and go home as quickly as pos
sible, moved for a recess until later
in the afternoon in order that com
mittees could get to work and more
business be accomplished during the
day. .
To make hay while the session
shines, three candidates for the Re
publican presidential nomination have
headquarters in Salem. Rooms have
been opened for Leonard Wood. Gov
ernor Lowden and Hiram W. Johnson.
COURT DECISION WAITED
RULLXG ON GUBERNATORIAL
OFFICE IS EXPECTED.
Solons Plan to Introduce Amend
ment to Constitution to De
fine Successors' Terms.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) Belief is current
among legislators that the supreme
court will hand down its decision to
morrow on the status of the gover
norship. If the decision of the court,
or a majority, is that the secretary of
state fills the unexpired term of the
late Governor Withycombe, it would
mean that no election for governor
would be necessary in November.
Certain members of the legislature
are planning to introduce a resolution
calling for an amendment to the con
stitution which will, in effect, declare
that the secretary of state, in the
event of a vacancy in the governor
ship, shall hold only until a new gov
ernor is selected at the first general
election. The. point is that Mr. Ol
cott's term as secretary of state ex
pires in January, 1921, and his suc
cessor as secretary of state, to be
elected this year, will automatically
become jrovernor at the termination
of Mr. Olcott's secretarial term.
To straighten out this 'matter, it is
planned to submit to the people at
the special election in May a consti
tutional amendment providing for a
gubernatorial election in November.
If this programme is carried out,- as
members are anticipating, and the
people adopt the amendment, the
voters can elect in November a gov
ernor as well as a secretary of state.
By this proceeding Oregon will have
a full-fledged gubernatorial campaign
in the fall..
Legislature Is Expected to Pass
Amendment On to People at
General Election.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.,Jan.
12. (Special.) Because of the series
of brutal murders which have been
committed in Oregon during the past
year, the temper of the present leg
islature is to pass a referendum meas
ure restoring the death penalty, and
it appears certain that the legisla
ture will pass this measure on to the
people at the next general election.
A resolution providing that the con
stitution be amended to bring about
the restoration of the death penalty
was introduced today In the senate.
It is the identical measure which
was presented last session by the
late Senator Dimlck, but which met
defeat in the house after passage in
the senate. Practically every member
of the senate has his name attached
to the resolution as a joint author,
which insures its speedy adoption in
the upper branch.
There is strong talk about the cap
ltol lobby of naming it the Dimlck
measure in memory of the late Sen
ator Dimick, who fought untiringly
'for its adoption at the last session.
POWER FOR ASSESSORS ASKED
Right to Administer Oaths Pro
IKJsed in Tax Law Amendment.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan.
12. (Special.) An amendment to the
present tax laws of the state giving
the county assessors -ind their depu
ties authority to administer oaths
was Introduced in the house at the
instigation of the Oregon County As
sessors' association.
it is contended by many of the as
jsessors that the present law intended
to cover the administering of oaths,
but that they were deprived of this
power through a recent decision of
the supreme court.
STENOGRAPHERS VOTED OUT
Long-Stan dins Rule Set Aside by
Members of House.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan.
12.- (Special.) Hopes of a large
number of stenographers of receiving'
employment during the special ses
sion were blasted when Representa
tive Bean of Lane county put through
an amendment in the house exempting
the long-standing rule of allowing
each lawmaker a stenographer or
clerk.
In a brief address on the floor of
the house. Mr. Bean said he offered
the amendment solely in the interest
of economy.
WASCO THRIFT WINNER
COCXTY SCHOOLS GETS
PRIZE OF $50.
FIRST
A WINTER TONIC
' Why is it that some people keep
well all winter while others, less ex
posed to cold and damp, suffer from
colds, grip, pleurisy, pneumonia and
all the ills of the season?
Thin blood and debility are the
i uses of much sickness in winter.
1 When the blood is thin and there is
oxygen starvation in the tissues of the
body, poisons are retained that should
bo eliminated and there is lowered
resistance to disease.
Rheumatism disappears when the
Mood is built up and does not return
If the blood is kept rich.
The after-effects of grip are never
cured until the blood is built up.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills enrich the
blood and enable it to carry more
oxygen, to nourish the starved tissues
in debility, to soothe the inflamed
mwmbranea in rheumatism, to quiet
the nerves in neuralgia and scratica
. and expel the lingering germs after
the fever of Influenza and grfp have
passed. All winter Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills should be in every house, ready
for use.
A valuable booklet "Diseases of the
Blood." will be sent free upon request.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or will be sent by mail,
postpaid, on receipt of price 60 cents
per box by the Dr. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. T. Adv.
Superintendent Gronewald Say 9
Bankers' Award to Be Used to
Further Similar Teachings.
THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Wasco county school children
have won the grand prize offered to
county schools of Oregon for the best
showing along thrift lines, according
to Information received by County
School Superintendent Gronewald. The
award of $50 was made by the State
Bankers' association. This amount
will, be used by the county superin
tendent to instill the principles of
thrift still further In the minds of the
children of Wasco county during the
present year.
"More than ever I realise that the
installation of thrift in the minds of
students is the one certain way to
combat the spread of bolshevism,"
said Mr. Gronewald. "It is seldom
mai a person Durns the root over
his or her own head. By teaching the
noiding or property and the obliga
tion that it entails in the way of good
citizenship. I am positive that radical-
Ism can be smothered to such a low
point that it will be practically neg-
ugiDie.
"A concerted effort, this year more
than ever, will be made to augment
the already good progress this county
has made in thrift and good citizen
ship by further education in these di
rections. If possible. I should like to
see every school child in this county
in possession 01 one thrift stamp."
ducting the probe should report to
the present legislative assembly as
far as they had proceeded, the results
of any subsequent Investigation
should be reported to the governor,
who would submit the same to the
lawmakers at their next regular ses
sion in January, 1921.
Representative Eugene E. Smith of
Multnomah county objected to the
construction of the resolution, and of
fered an amendment that the commit
tee complete Its report before the
close of the special session, or "die a
natural death." "This committee can
not hope to complete its report before
adjournment of this session," said
Representative Smith, "and by allow
ing the investigation to drag over un
til the next legislature you. will tie
the hands of the governor. Such ac
tion would also relieve the executive
of all responsibility in handling the
game and fish affairs should he de
sire to pass the buck. I am opposed
to the resolution, and believe nature
should take its course.' I am not in
terested in any particular candidate,
but in the consideration of game and
fish legislation to follow, all persons
interested will be given ample oppor
tunity for a- hearing."
Martin Kavors Amendment.
Representative Ivan Martin of
Marion county said he had no defi
nite knowledge of the merits of the
controversy, but thought it was ad
visable to adopt the amendment as
offered by Representative Smith.
Representative Idleinan said he did
not believe an investigation was
necessary for the reason that aa far
as he knew the present members of
the board were men of high In
tegrity and had conducted the fish
and game affairs of the state in an
efficient manner.. Mr. Idleinan said
he would vote against both the reso
lution and the amendment.
Senator A. A. Smith of Baker de
clared the legislators had a right to
assume that the report would be
forthcoming as quickly as possible,
and that the investigation should be
made as a means of clarifying the
atmosphere and getting to the bot
tom of the controversy.
Representative Denton Burdick
also gave his approval to the resolu
tion and urged that it be adopted as
introduced.
The amendment offered by Repre
sentative Smith when put to a final
vote was defeated, while the orig
inal resolution was adopted by a vote
of 47 to 10. Those opposing the reso
lution were Representatives Bur-
naugh, Crawford, Dennis, Gore, Home,
Hunter. Idleman, Richards, Sheldon,
Smith of Multnomah and Thomas.
Three Held Opposed to Probe.
Representatives Gore, Idleman and
Dennis are said to have opposed the
resolution because they are opposed
to any investigation of the present
game and fish commission.
Naming of the committee will be
delayed pending adoption of the reso
lution by the senate.
Senator Thomas of Jackson county
launched his much heralded attack
against the commercial fishing in
dustry when he presented to the sen
ate a joint resolution asking the peo
ple to vote, against the granting of
runner state financial aid to the
commercial fishing Industry.
The resolution, which provides that
the question shall be passed upon by
me people at tne next general state
election, provides that the only funds
which shall be used for the propaga
tion or saimon or tne stocking of
streams of the commercial fish shall
come directly from the canneries.
fiackers and other commercial fishing
nterests In the form of direct taxes
and licenses.
FISH, GAME BILL IS UP
(Continue From First Page.)
conducted by a joint committee of
five members, three to be appointed
from the house by the speaker, and
two from the senate by the president.
in explaining tne resolution, Repre
sentauve isean declared that grave
charges had been made against the
members of the board, and that they
had come forward on their own initia
tive with the request that action be
taken by the legislature to determine
the truth of the accusations. The
resolution provided that the commit
tee should start lte investigations at
once, and. If possible, file their report
before the close of the special session
In case it was not possible to com
plete the investigation before ad
journment of the special session, it
was provided that the committee con
SPEED IS SHOWN
AT FIRST SESSION
Oregon Special, Legislature
. Ratifies Suffrage.
28 BILLS INTRODUCED
Senate and House Retain 1918 Ot
ganization to Facilitate Work.
Governor's Message Heard.
(Continued From First Page.)
the fact that the preceding speakers
were democrats, but that no republi
cans had to harp on the suffrage
amendment, as .the republican party
has always stood for constructive
legislation.
Sponsor to Be Determined.
Both resolutions. that of Senator
Farrell arriving just as the one Of
Representative Thompson was unani.
mously adopted, were referred to the
house committee on resolutions. This
committee will determine whether the
senator or the representative will
have the honor of sponsoring the rati
fication, resolution. If the commit
tee desires, it can recommend Sena
tor Farreil's for adoption by the
house or send Representative Thomp
son's over to the senate, or it can
attach the name of the senator and
the representative . to the resolution
which the committee desires adopted.
The latter plan probably will be car
ried out.
Looming early in the deliberations
of the house was the fish and game
controversy, precipitated when a res
olution was offered complying with
a request of the state fish and game
commission for an investigation. This
subject was taken up before the gov
ernor's message was read and re
sumed in the afternoon, the house
finally agreeing to the request. De
bate centered chiefly on whether the
investigating committee should report
at this or the 1921 session. On the
scene and in the lobby are the fish
and game commissioners and the rep
resentatives of the faction of sports
men who are antagonistic to the in
cumbents. Among the- first measures to ap
pear was one to move the state cap
itol from Salem to Multnomah county;
a memorial aimed to deprive the chil
dren of Japanese residents of citizen
ship; a resolution to restore the death
penalty, and the Stewart amendment
to increase-the state indebtedness for
road purposes from 2 to 4 per cent.
Of urgent, emergency legislation
there is a fair amount, but it is out
numbered by less Important material.
The lobby is well filled, and delega
tions are on hand to solicit support
for institutions and to urge the adop
tion of some of the local bills.
As Is customary, there was a tem
pest in a teapot oyer the employment
of clerical assistance. Resolutions in
house and senate suggested that ten
stenographers be used. This, together
with an allowance of postage stamps,
aroused the ire of members, or rather
enough of them, to cause the bars to
be let down to some extent regarding
the amount of clerical help. .
8. B. 1, by Senator Baldwin Increaaine
th number of bank examiners allowed the
state superintendent of banks.
S, B. 2. by Senator Orton Extendln
time In which foreclosures can be made on
delinquent taxea.
S. B. 3, by Senator Patteraon An act to
eliminate minimum and maximum lenience
for feionlea and prescribing that court
ball aet definite length of Imprisonment.
8. B. 4, by Senator Huston A bill to
amend act creatine court of domestic re
lations in order to validate present law.
S. B. 5. by Senator Strayer A bill to
amend act creatine state board of exam
iners for professional engineers aa it up.
plirs to mining- enginers and mining- op
erations. 8. B. 6. by Irrigation committee Per
mitting organisation of drainage districts.
8. li. 7. by Umatilla delegation Permit
ting establishment of kindergartens in
several Umatilla county school dlstricts.
S. B. S. by Senator Porter Providing in
demnities for slaughter of cattle.
S. B. 9, by Senators Banks and Kddy
Relating to maintenance and construction
of state highways, and providing that
counties be not compelled to bear cost of
surh maintenance.
8. B. 10. by Multnomah delegation
Granting powers to municipal corporations
known aa "ports."
8. B. It. by Multnomah delegation In
creasing state aid allowances for minor
wards of the state In institutions located
in Multnomah county.
PORT BILL DUE TODAY
ASTORIA WOULD LEVY TAX TO
PROVIDE NAVAL BASE SITE.
Senator Norblads Measure Would
Give Authority to Port to Vote
on Bond Issue, Too.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) Effort of the people
of Clatsop county to procure the
naval base at Tongue's Point, directly
above Astoria, will be taken tomor
row when Senator Norblad will Intro
duce a bill to give the port of Astoria
authority to levy an additional
1100,000 In taxes to purchase the naval
base site.
The bill will likewise nrovlde that
the Port of Astoria be allowed to Is
sue 13,000.000 in bonds to deepen the
naroor, construct belt railroad lines,
piers and other improvements. This
latter bond issue question, if passed
by the legislature, will be referred to
the Clatsop county voters before au
thority to issue the bonds is finally
given.
Senator Norblad announced that the
port officials had received assurance
from the congressional naval commit
tee that as soon as the site is pro
cured the work of constructing the
naval base will be started by the
government.
Tongue Point was selected as the
logical point for the naval base when
the Helm congressional commission
visited the Pacific coast several
months ago. Secretary Daniels has
approved the site and project, and the
congressional committee on naval af
fairs has recommended an appropria
tion of $1,500,000 for the work, said
Senator Norblad.
MULTNOMAH MEN CONFER
BIGGER ALLOWANCE FOR IE-
PEXDEXT CHILDREN VOTED.
BILLS INTRODUCED IX ROUSE
1 1 Measures Are Filed ou First
Day of Session.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) House btlis introduced
today were:
H. B. 1 By committee on labor and
industries; to repeu.1 chapter 43"., Orc
gou laws, for creation of fund for In
dustrial and reconstruction taonpital.
H. B. 2 By committee on labor and
industry; providing additional compensa
tion for injured workmen.
H. B. 3 By committee on labor and
industry; providing for rehabilitation of
workmen.
H. B. 4 By Gallagher; designating
certain road in Malheur county aa part
of svstem of state niKhways.
H. fl By Gallagher; for payment of
interest by slate on irrigation arid drain
age aiotnci Donas.
tl. B. 6 By Jones of Llacoln and Polk
to extend time during which United
dates may appropriate funds for Roose
velt highway.
H. B. 7 Thrift, by request; making it
unlawful to fish for salmon in Coos bay
or Couuille river or tributaries.
H. a. a By llosford; to repeal chapter
SOO, Lkvi of Oregon.
H. B. V By D. C. Lewis: dealing with
insanity as a defense In criminal actions.
H. B. 10 By D. C. Lewis; making it
unlawful to profiteer by combine, monop
oly or other means.
H. B. 11 By I. C. Lewis; granting
right to practice pharmacy to certain
classes of soldiers and sailors.
H. B. 12 By 1. C. Lewis; relative to
methods of practice and procedure in
cases pertaining to insanity, dependency,
delinquency and administration In coun
ties having population of 200,000 or over,
H. B. 13 By Kubll ; to amend section
5H74, Oregon laws, providing for the ac
quisition, ownership and control of prop
erty by Incorporated cities and towns
within or without their corporate limits.
H. B. 14 By Kubll; to amend section
8200, Oregon laws, for changing bound
aries of municipal corporations and re
pealing all laws In conflict.
H. B. 15 By Hughes; to authorial
county assessors and deputies to ad mini
ter oaths.
H. B. 16 By Hughes; to authorize In
clusion of lands belonging to the state
of Oregon or any incorporated towns In
Irrigation or drainage districts.
H. B. 17 By Marion county delegation;
to amend section 83&4, Oregon laws, to
provide for holding nonpartisan primary
nominating election In cities and towns
of more than 2000 Inhabitants. ,
PROFITEER BILL 1$ FILED
REPRESENTATIVE LEWIS OF
MULTNOMAH IS AUTHOR.
Fine or Not to Exceed 910,000 or
Prison Sentence of Not More
Than 10 Years Provided.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) Prohibiting- further
increases in the cost of living; by de
claring illegal profiteering trusts,
monopolies and conspiracies in re
straint of trade, is the purpose of a
bill introduced in the house by
Representative Lewis of Multnomah
county.
The term profiteers, as provided by
the act, includes all persons, firms.
corporations, associations or persons
who wilfully destroy any necessaries
for the purpose of enhancing; prices
or restricting supply, or who know
ingly commit waste, or permit pre
ventable deterioration of any neces
saries, or in connection with their
production, manufacture or distribu
tion, or who attempt to monopolize
either locally or generally any neces
sity, or who engage in any discrimi
natory and unfair, or any deceptive
or wasteful practices or devices, or
make unreasonable rate or charge in
handling these necessities.
A trust or monopoly is described in
the bill as a combination of capital
or skill by two or more persons,
firms or corporations to create and
carry out restrictions of trade, limit
production, prevent competition or
fix the standard or figure whereby
the price to the public shall be
established or controlled.
For the first offence tho person
convicted shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $10,000, or a peni
tentiary sentence of not to exoeed
10 years, with the fine for the second
and subsequent offenses increased to
0,000.
ACADEMY SITE IS SOLD
ST.
HELEN'S HALL TRUSTEES
OBTAIN PUOPERTV.
Increased Appropriation for Home
for Feeble-Minded Favored ; Dock
and Port Matters Up.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan.
12. (Special.) Members of the Mult
nomah delegation acted un&nimouslv
on a series of measures referred tc1
them tonight. The delegation rec
ommends that an increased allowance
be made per capita for the institu
tions, where dependent children are
cared for. A showing was made that
owing to the Increased cost of living.
the per capita -allowed at the regular
session a year ago is now wholly in
adequate. The increase recommended
by the delegation was from $8 to $20
and from $10 to $25. according to the
age of the children. The delegation
recommended that the ways and
means committee grant an incresaed
appropriation of at least $25,000 for
the home for feeble-minded, the ex
planation being that with an added
sum the home will be In position to
take care of many of the children
now placed in other institutions.
Two measures affecting the com
mission of public docks, and which
Increase the power of that body and
permit the commission to purchase
property outside the city limits of
Portland, were favored by the dele
gation, and the Multnomah group
likewise indorsed the selection of H.
A. Sargent to succeed Drake O'Reilly
on the Port of Portland commission.
By concurrent resolution, the senate
and house will meet at noon Wednes
day to regularly elect Mr. Sargent,
as positions ob the commission must
be filled by the legislature.
COURT FOR LABOR URGED
House Resolution Proposes Submit
ting Measure to People.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan.
12. (Special.) Provision for the cre
ation of courts and boards of concilia
tion and of arbitration, for the ad
justment of industrial disputes be
tween employes and their employers,
is proposed in a resolution intro
duced in the house today by Repre
sentative Schuebel of Clackamas
county, asking that the question be
referred to the voters of the state at
the special election to be held in
Oregon on May 23.
According to the resolution such
courts and boards would possess all
the powers and authority, in respect
to administering oaths, subpenaing
witnesses and compelling their at
tendance, preserving orWer during
their sittings, punishment for con
tempt, and requiring tbe production
of papers and writings and all other
powers and privileges in their nature
applicable conferred by law on any
court of record in civil cases.
It is also proposed that the secre
tary of state be authorized and in
structed to set aside an entire pace
in the official election pamphlet, to
carry to the voters arguments in fa
vor of the amendment.
SENATORS BRING IN 1 1 BILLS
Multnomah Delegation Has One to
Increase State Aid to Wards. .
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan.
12. (Special.) Eleven senate bills
were introduced today as follows:
Vista Avenue Kindergarten Tract Is
Orfcred for Sale to Facilitate
Improvements.
Purchase of tho Portland academy
property on Thirteenth Fourteenth,
Montgomery and Hall streets as a
new home for St. Helen's hall was
announced yesterday, the board of
trustees of the latter school obtain
ing the site from the trustees of the
academy. St. Helen s halt nas occu
pied the property under lease for the
past two years and the transfer fol
lows nearly six months of negotia
tions. The consideration was not
made public, although the fact that
the transaction was most favorable
from the standpoint of he Episcopal
girls' school was indicated by Bishop
W. T. Sumner, president of the beard.
who declared that the trustees of the
Portland academy showed a most
commendable spirit in enabling the
St. Helen's board to obtain the tract
for school purposes.
The site covers 200 by 400 feet and
contains a complete school plant, in
cluding a three-story brick structure,
an outdoor gymnasium and other ath
letic facilities. Alterations and im
provements arc planned by the board
for the coming year. The school in
the future will be located entirely at
the new plant, while the kindergarten
will be maintained for the present at
the quarters on Vista avenue and
Park avenue. The board has placed a
price of $110,000 upon tbe kinder
garten site. ZOO b 300 feet, and de
sires to dispose of it In order to be
able to proceed with changes and im
provements at the new :?lant with
greater' rapidity.
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Penalty Is Inoperative..
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. The su
preme court today held that the In
diana statute penalizing telegraph
companies for negligent delay in de
livering telegrams is Inoperative as to
interstate business.
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w"" - ment of the new law and also that the
ATTORNEYS FOR ALLEGED I
V. FILE DEMURRER.
15 per cent interest was an obligation
... I of the contract made in the purchase
I of a delinquency certificate,
j Judge McCourt held that the law
I defined only the interest on the cer-
- j tificate itself when it made that ex-
Violation of State and Federal Con- "ft"" c'"1 w" "a,li
stitutions Charged to Act Passed I
by 19 19 Legislature.
boy sentenced to hang for the murder
of Klmer Greer in Kern county. Kay
26. was argued and submitted in the
state supreme court here today. Wolff
was convicted after ho had given him
self up to tho officers in Takiroa.
Wash., where his mother resided.
Greer was killed by being (struck with
a hammer.
Test of the constitutionality of the
criminal syndicalism statute of the
state of Oregon In the prosecution of
I. W. W. and members of the com
munist labor party now under
charges by the Multnomah county
grand jury is heralded in a demurrer
filed by W. S. IT Ren nd B- K- Mul
key in"the circuit court yesterday to
the indictment of 13 alleged I. W. W.
under that act.
The lawyers for the "wobhlies"
contend that the law passed by the
1919 legislature, and particularly sec
tion of that act, which sets forth
its real Intent, violates not only
precepts of the constitution of Ore
gon, but the constitution of the
United States, that it is void and can
not be Invoked against their clients
The demurrers are filed in the cases
of James O'Connor, James Howell.
Harry Seleceskl. W. Coffey, J. E.
Williams, Jack Taylor, Pat McGov
ern. Tom Waldron, Joseph Laundy.
John Knowles, William H. Rockwood
alias Vogt. L. A. Sorelll and Terry
McGovern.
In addition to maintaining the un
constitutionality of the law. the at
torneys attack the indictments from
other technical angles in their de
murrers. The state makes the claim that
membership alone In the I. W. W. is
sufficient for indictment under the
criminal syndicalism act. holding that
every member must be cognizant ot
the unlawful aims of the sect.
L W. W. literature in the posses
sion of District Attorney Evans who.
with Deputy District Attorney Mowry
and Special Agent Gercn. have been
probing the cases, la said to establish
beyond question the revolutionary
aims of tbe I. W. W. organization.
COURT GIVES W RULING
LAW REDCCIXG DELINQUENCY
INTEREST INTERPRETED.
Judge McCourt Holds 1 3 Per Cent
Must Be Paid on Certificate, but
Not on Amount of Taxes.
An Interpretation of the 1917 law
reducing interest on delinquent taxes
from 15 per cent to 12 per cent wss
handed down by Presiding Judge Mc
court yesterday in an opinion which
will prove of interest to tax collectors
throughout the state as well as hold
ers of delinquent certificates of a
date prior to the passage of the
amendment.
Under the decision of Judge Mc
Court, on a motion for a Judgment on
tbe pleadings in the case of R. H.
Corhun against Sheriff Hurlburt, to
redeem a delinquent tax certificate
Issued prior to 1917 it is necessary to
pay 15 per cent interest on the cer
tificate but not on the amount of
taxes paid by the holder of the cer
tificate since the law went Into effect.
Coshun, who sought to recover 15 per
cent on taxes paid since he received
a certain certificate, was held entitled
only to 12 per cent interest.
Coshun made his claim that tho
Lad Appeals Murder Sentence.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. The ap
peal of Ftoy Wolff, the 1 fi-year-old
lmeruulioaal Ice Skate Is Sel.
NEW TORK. Jan. 12. Dates for
the international ice skatine cham
pionships to be held at the Lake
Placid (X. T.) course, were announced
tonight as February 18 and 19.
The First Pinhole
in a Tooth
Then What?
That first little cavity may mean
a condition that will lay waste all
your splendid white teeth in the
years to come.
More likely than not the condi
tion is "Acid-Mouth." For it is
understood that only 1 person in
20 escapes this arch-enemy of
good teeth.
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and mouth wash, and therefore
the most effective antidote to
harmful mouth acids.
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have your teeth perio4ically ex
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